Babies Born March 1st - 15th 2008

[Astrolady]

This thread is for parents whose baby was born in March 1st to 15th 2008.

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids or formula.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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Your previous thread can be found at https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2008-6-a.html

[ania]

Hey grls... hope to hear from uin here....

[ania]

Yeah its a bit of a bummer re: splitting of the groups.... i think we learn a lot from each other...

thanks ever1 for your support re: lc.... i do feel so much better.

Prama - good on you for making a formal complaint and im glad they apologised - i should of done the same with the pediatrician....he was the worst and apparently there have been a few complaints about from patients and nurses but he manipulates the situation and gets away with - speaking from a reliable source. But i told the lc about him and she knows the director of lactation at westmead and she is going to do somehing about it....

Also my ob names was dr tien huynh she is fantastic ive had her for over 3 years as a gyn and ob for my endometriosis....my sister in law and her friends had her too - she will do anything for you and she genuiely cares about u too.... she missed my deliver my milliseconds....lol i was too quick... she arrived as they were putting joshi on my belly... she was sooooooo disappointed.

Your exercise group sounds like fun - the playgroup was just that -new mothers with bubs and toys.... i didnt stay long as monkey needed a feeda dn all the other mothers were bottle feeding and it was cold in the room... plus i had his ped. appt later.

The BF schedule is (use this only as a guide girls):

12.30am FEED than SLEEP
4.40am FEED than Sleep
7.30am feed than sleep
10.30am feed than sleep
a feed between 12 and 4.30pm with sleep/play time
4.30pm feed than sleep/playtime
5.30pm feed than sleep/playtime
6.30pm feed
7pm bathtime
7.30pm feed than sleep
10pm feed than sleep

The LC said that bubs our age should be getting approx 7-8 feeds a day. The reason why more feeds in arvo cause baby is more unsettled and there is more of the fat milk. Anyway i found it easier to settle him more with more feeds at this time if he is unsettled.

Hope this helps girls.xxxx

[danniellabella]

Thanks for the guide. I'm sad they've split the group also.

Today I'm going to try a schedule. She had a feed at 9am so this is my plan:

9am feed / me time while holding Jazz
12noon feed then my lunch then playtime & housework
3pm feed & play
4pm feed
5pm cook & eat dinner
6pm feed
7:30pm half feed
8pm Jazz bathtime
8:30pm cluster feed until she falls asleep (usually about 9:30).
After Jazz is asleep I'll run the dishwasher and prepare a load of washing for the following day. If its early enough I might clean the bathroom before I go to bed.

[prama]

dunno why the group is broken up.. will miss the other girls..
ania - thanks for the schedule. poopy's having about 6 feeds aday.
thats terrible about your pead!! is he/she at westmead private too? i see dr. shanker.
sorry i misunderstood. did you mean playgroup as in our mothers group or our exercise class..

shell - DJ is soo cute!! hehe

sj - wow.. good girl molly!!

gotta go, poopy's sleepy weepy

[danniellabella]

Jazz was showing tired signs so I put her in her basinette and put a muslin sheet over the top (the basinette has a hood). I let her grissle and now it's quiet :-) I want to teach her to settle herself. I'm gonna go and try and have a rest as well. For some reason I don't sleep very well. Even though Jazz sleeps all night, I just can't switch off. Last night she fell asleep at 10:30. I proceeded to do some housework and went to bed at 12:30. Then I got up again at about 1am for 15mins. I need to learn how to relax.

[*becstar*]

Hi guys,

I did post in the old thread trying to explain the split......

I would imagine you girls all stay together anyway? Aren't your little ones all born between the 1st and 15th anyway? And if there is anyone who falls outside the dates I don't know why they can't still post here? If it's a bonding/comfortable thing then I dont know why it would be a problem??

Sorry to butt in.

[Trillian]

new thread is here everyone https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2008-2-a.html